Face biometrics in US schools getting more attention and funding
It seems long ago when the prevailing sentiment in the United States was that facial recognition surveillance had no place…
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Facial recognition helps identify 144 children rescued from Turkey earthquake rubble
Facial recognition technology has so far helped identify 144 children rescued from the rubble of the earthquakes in south-eastern Turkey,…
Securiport sponsors Notre Dame pulse biometrics presentation at Biosignals
U.S. civil aviation security company Securiport has announced it is sponsoring a University of Notre Dame researcher to present his…
Judge keeps biometric data privacy lawsuit against Jumio alive ‘for now’
A U.S. district court judge has declined to dismiss a biometric data privacy lawsuit against Jumio, but acknowledged that the…
Digital ID firms close two seeds and a series B funding round. One of them is a giant
The pipeline for early investments in biometric identity companies is nothing to dismiss. While jumbo series C through E deals…
Chile extends Idemia contract to supply and support digital ID documents by a year
A contract held by Idemia in Chile to help upgrade the country’s civil registry is being extended by a year,…
UNICEF, AfDB reports reveal civil registration gaps and opportunities in Africa
Civil registration and vital statistics systems are being gradually digitalized in African nations, and the pictures both of how they…
Biometric surveillance doubts in France, UK. US city puts rules on it
Facial recognition is again under scrutiny in France, as legislators discuss whether to use algorithms for public safety at the…
EU US data flow agreement at risk as committee finds protections not equivalent
A committee of the European Parliament finds that the proposed Data Privacy Framework (DPF) for the flow of personal data…
India gets help from UNDP to convince nations about digital public infrastructure
India holds the presidency of the G20 this year, and officials say they will use the time to push a…
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